Friday was a great day of adventure and new sights, but the following Saturday and Sunday of down time to just hang out were some of times I'll treasure most from this trip.
Our creative children treated us adults to a game show they put together called "The Wheel of VMs!" For this game we had to spin a wheel, answer family trivia questions, and uncover letters that spelled out key phrases from the day before's outing (like "Redwood Trees" or "Marianne's Ice Cream"). The wheel had funny traps on it that made you either lose a turn ("Leave your purse at the beach!" or "Clouds covering your sunset!"-- actually happened) or gain more points ("Win a game of Trains!" or "Become a Believer!") There was even a "Banana Slug Bonus Round". It was BRILLIANT! We loved it so much.
We also spent some time on Saturday supporting our local businesses with lunch at a downtown sandwich shop and a shopping spree at my favorite little friend-owned home goods store. Afterwards, we picked up our Christmas tree and decorated together.
Since Aidan loves to be in the kitchen, I had Ella teach him how to make stroopwafels. We were so impressed! I helped throw the ingredients together and gave a quick assembly demo, but other than that, the kids put these multi-step Dutch treats together 100% by themselves!
No pictures to show, but there were also countless games played, a few Christmas movies watched, dozens of mugs of tea and hot chocolate consumed, many meals shared, and tons of great conversation and laughs. Our hearts are so full after this wonderful week with our family! We are so blessed and thankful that Karen, Aidan and Kyle honored us with their time and presence and heaped love and attention upon our girls this Thanksgiving.
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